Hailey Hall School
Hailey Lane, Hertford, SG13 7PB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- HAILEY HALL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Delamaine
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 142257
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992465208
About this school
Hailey Hall School is a boys' special academy in Hertford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hailey Hall School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 21 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 14.4 | 10.3 | 7.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.23 -2.06 to -0.39 | -1.82 -2.48 to -1.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 9.5% | 5.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 15% | 14.3% | 5.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hailey Hall School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.4 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 21.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 23.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.88%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 23.88%
- Persistent absence
- 48.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haileybury College0.8 miles
Independent schools · Hertford
-
Amwell View School0.8 miles
Special schools · Ware
-
Rivers Education Support Centre1.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Hoddesdon
-
Middleton School1.6 miles
Special schools · Ware
-
Pinewood School1.7 miles
Academies · Ware
Other schools in Hertford
- Abel Smith School Primary
- Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bengeo Primary School Primary
- Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School Primary
- Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School Primary
- Hollybush Primary School Primary
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primary
- Stapleford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hailey Hall School teach?
- Hailey Hall School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Hertford.
- Who is the headteacher of Hailey Hall School?
- The headteacher of Hailey Hall School is Mr Paul Delamaine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hailey Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hailey Hall School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hailey Hall School?
- Hailey Hall School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hailey Hall School a faith school?
- No. Hailey Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hailey Hall School part of an academy trust?
- Hailey Hall School is part of HAILEY HALL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hailey Hall School have?
- The schools register lists Hailey Hall School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hailey Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 14.4 in 2022/23 and 7.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hailey Hall School's absence rate?
- Hailey Hall School's overall absence rate is 23.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hailey Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hailey Hall School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.